Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
Necessity is the constant scourge of the lower classes, ennui of the higher ones.
Quotes to Explore
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Necessity makes an honest man a knave.
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We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise.
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Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
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A private jet is not a luxury; it is a necessity.
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Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination.
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The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.
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To the mass of mankind religion of some kind is a necessity.
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The greatest injustices proceed from those who pursue excess, not by those who are driven by necessity.
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Necessity is literally the mother of invention.
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Ability and necessity dwell near each other.
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How base a thing it is when a man will struggle with necessity! We have to die.
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Necessity is harsh. Fate has no reprieve.
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Everybody acts not only under external compulsion but also in accordance with inner necessity.
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Necessity is an interpretation, not a fact.
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Great men are never cruel without necessity.
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Our energies are often stimulated by the necessity of supporting a being weaker than ourselves.
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The leader should know how to enter into evil when necessity commands.
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Freedom and constraint are two aspects of the same necessity, which is to be what one is and no other.
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I think at times I appear to be miserable when I am not... I might be having quite a good thought at that moment, but it seems I look miserable. I am not.
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The more success the quantum theory has, the sillier it looks.
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I believe it is in the world's interest to develop environments that fully engage women and leverage their natural talents.
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I like to cook for my friends. It is an act of love because in cooking you can create so many plates and recipes, if you know how to - otherwise you make a mess - but I like it because it's like a ceremony. You cook for your friends and after, you drink wine and play cards.
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Necessity is the constant scourge of the lower classes, ennui of the higher ones.
